Pat Shingleton’s Weather News for Aug. 22, 2014

What’s the word?

I have used the word “Tabascoey” as another adjective for our summertime weather. A few years ago I received a call from a gentleman questioning permission to use “Tabascoey” in my weather forecasts and this column. After numerous barbs, jokes and kidding, he identified himself as the late Paul McIlhenney from the McIlhenny family of New Iberia and Avery, Island and, of course, our famous Tabasco sauce.